Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
GenusPrinia (Prinias)
SpeciesPrinia subflava (Tawny-flanked Prinia)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

2 Verified sightings at Golden Gate Highlands National Park From 2019 to 2026

12,506 Verified sightings across all 50 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Tawny-flanked Prinia

The tawny-flanked prinia (Prinia subflava) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Prinia in the family Cisticolidae, a family of Old World warblers. It is widespread and common in most parts of Africa south of the Sahara. The plain prinia (P. inornata) of southern Asia was formerly included in this species but is now usually considered to be a separate species.

The tawny-flanked prinia was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the wagtails in the genus Motacilla and coined the binomial name Motacilla subflava. The specific epithet combines the Latin sub meaning "beneath" or "somewhat" with flavus meaning "yellow". Gmelin based his account on a hand coloured engraving by François-Nicolas Martinet that was published to accompany the Comte de Buffon's multi-volume work, the Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The tawny-flanked prinia is now one of 30 species placed in the genus Prinia that was introduced by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield in 1821.

Ten subspecies are recognised: P. s. subflava (Gmelin, JF, 1789) — south Mauritania... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Prinia hypoxantha

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Prinia maculosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cisticola tinniens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cisticola lais

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cisticola ayresii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cisticola fulvicapilla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cisticola juncidis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cisticola aberrans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cisticola textrix

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cisticola cinnamomeus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cisticola chiniana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cisticola rufilatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~50%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
3	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~40%
4	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
5	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
6	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~30%
7	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~30%
8	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
9	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
10	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	~20%
11	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
12	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
13	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
14	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
15	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
16	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
17	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
18	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
19	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
20	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
21	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~20%
22	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~20%
23	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
24	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
25	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
26	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
27	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
28	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
29	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
30	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
31	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~10%
32	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
33	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
34	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
35	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
36	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
37	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
38	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
39	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
40	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
41	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~10%
42	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
43	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
44	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
45	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
46	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
47	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
48	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
49	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
50	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Tawny-flanked Prinia

About the Tawny-flanked Prinia

Closest Relatives at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Drakensberg Prinia

Karoo Prinia

Levaillant's Cisticola

Wailing Cisticola

Wing-snapping Cisticola

Piping Cisticola

Zitting Cisticola

Rock-loving Cisticola

Cloud Cisticola

Pale-crowned Cisticola

Rattling Cisticola

Gray Cisticola

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found